For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. His mission at the Great Library involves much more than taking stock of its innumerable scrolls. A mysterious death in the library brings him into conflict with the darker side of academic life. 19th in the series. "Rodska shows the Roman detective's intelligence, fondness for his wife, and contempt for his bounder of a father."—AudioFile